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    This document provides information about different types of computers and their applications. It discusses supercomputers, mainframe computers, minicomputers, and microcomputers. Supercomputers are extremely powerful and used for scientific and engineering work. Mainframe computers are large centralized machines with significant memory, storage, and processing power used mostly for business applications. Minicomputers are smaller than mainframes but larger than microcomputers, and used for processing lesser amounts of data. Microcomputers are the smallest type and include devices like desktops, laptops, and smartphones. The document provides exercises to match computer types to functions and identify true/false statements about their characteristics and uses.

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    This document provides information about different types of computers and their applications. It discusses supercomputers, mainframe computers, minicomputers, and microcomputers. Supercomputers are extremely powerful and used for scientific and engineering work. Mainframe computers are large centralized machines with significant memory, storage, and processing power used mostly for business applications. Minicomputers are smaller than mainframes but larger than microcomputers, and used for processing lesser amounts of data. Microcomputers are the smallest type and include devices like desktops, laptops, and smartphones. The document provides exercises to match computer types to functions and identify true/false statements about their characteristics and uses.

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    This document provides information about different types of computers and their applications. It discusses supercomputers, mainframe computers, minicomputers, and microcomputers. Supercomputers are extremely powerful and used for scientific and engineering work. Mainframe computers are large centralized machines with significant memory, storage, and processing power used mostly for business applications. Minicomputers are smaller than mainframes but larger than microcomputers, and used for processing lesser amounts of data. Microcomputers are the smallest type and include devices like desktops, laptops, and smartphones. The document provides exercises to match computer types to functions and identify true/false statements about their characteristics and uses.

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    Digital Literacy

    Learning Strand 6

    Name of Learner: _________________________________ Grade Level: __________


    Date: ____________________

    LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

    Background Information for Learners


    People use computers for different reasons depending on their needs.
    For instance, simple users such as students use these electronic brains for
    learning and research, while advanced users like data analysts use
    computers for processing complex permutations and analysis to derive
    meanings. As such, computers are created for particular reasons and
    applications.
    In this activity, we will familiarize ourselves on the difference between
    supercomputers, mainframe computer, minicomputer and microcomputer.
     Supercomputer- refers to any of a class of extremely powerful
    computers. The term is commonly applied to the fastest high-
    performance systems available at any given time. Such computers
    have been used primarily for scientific and engineering work requiring
    exceedingly high-speed computations.
     Mainframe Computer- is a big centralized machine that contains large
    memory, huge storage space, multiple high grade processors, and
    ultra-processing power. Identify the different types of computer and
    their applications in daily life.
     Minicomputer- Minicomputers are far smaller than mainframe
    computers and supercomputers. They are usually used for processing
    lesser amounts of data as well as performing simpler tasks compared
    to the other two and are tailored for multiple users.
     Microcomputer- is the smallest category. Laptops, desktop computers,
    gaming consoles, netbooks, calculators, PDAs, car sound and
    navigation systems, and mobile phones form part of the larger
    category. Their prevalence is also the highest compared to the other
    types since they are both affordable and easily portable.
    Learning Competency
    Identify the different types of computer and their applications in daily life:
     Supercomputer
     Mainframe computer
     Minicomputer
     microcomputer

    Code: LS6DC-DC-PSA-LE-6
    Exercises
    A. Instructions: Regroup the following functions of computer
    according to their type.

    Predicting climate change Process monitoring


    Aerodynamic research Data acquisition and feedback
    Government processing Studying
    Banking and insurance Entertainment
    Application Processing Space Exploration

    “Thunderbird Supercomputer” by SandiaLabs


    is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

    “Mainframe” by pchow98 is
    licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
    Source: “Mini Computer And Types of Mini
    Computers” eiratek.com

    Photo Courtesy of ER R S BANGER

    B. Instructions: Identify whether the statement is true or false.


    Write T if the statement is true and write F if the statement is
    false. Write your answer on the space provided.
    _____1. Supercomputers are used in large organizations, research
    laboratories, aerospace centers, large industrial units, etc.
    _____2. Microcomputer is the smallest, least expensive of all the computers.
    Microcomputers have smallest memory and less power, are physically
    smaller and permit fewer peripherals to be attached
    _____3. Mainframe computers are the most powerful computers. They are
    used for problems requiring complex calculations.
    _____4. Mainframe computers cannot support hundreds or thousands of
    users, handling massive amounts of input, output and storage.
    _____5. Minicomputers are smaller than mainframe, general purpose
    computers and give computing power without adding the prohibitive
    expenses associated with larger system.
    _____6. Desktop computers are the most common type of Microcomputer.
    _____7. Minicomputers are also known as midrange computers.
    _____8. A minicomputer is a multiprocessing system capable of supporting
    from up to 300 users simultaneously.
    _____9. Microcomputers are designed with microprocessor as well as it
    consists single chip that is CPU (Central Processing Unit), data memory
    (RAM, ROM), and I/O buses.
    _____10. Mainframe computer is a big centralized machine that contains
    large memory, huge storage space, multiple high grade processors, and
    ultra-processing power.

    Reflection
    I learned that _____________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________________.
    Answer Key
    A.

    Predicting climate change


    Aerodynamic research
    Space exploration

    “Thunderbird Supercomputer” by SandiaLabs


    is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

    Banking and insurance


    Government data
    processing

    “Mainframe” by pchow98 is
    licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

    Process monitoring
    Data acquisition and feedback

    Source: “Mini Computer And Types of Mini


    Computers” eiratek.com
    Studying
    Entertainment
    B. True or False
    Application Processing
    1. T
    Photo2.Courtesy
    T of ER R S BANGER
    3. F
    4. F
    5. T
    6. T
    7. T
    8. F
    9. T
    10. T

    References:
    https://www.tuko.co.ke/300933-different-types-computers-functions.html
    https://wikieducator.org/images/d/d5/Types_of_Computer_&_their_parts.p
    df
    http://digitalthinkerhelp.com/what-is-micro-computer-its-types-examples-
    and-uses/
    http://cs.cmu.edu.html
    BANGER, E. R. (2020, March 11). What is Micro computer? Its Types,
    Examples, and Uses. Retrieved from http://digitalthinkerhelp.com:
    http://digitalthinkerhelp.com/what-is-micro-computer-its-types-
    examples-and-uses/html

    Prepared by: CLAUDINE R. PABUNAN

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